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For meerkats in general, see <a href="/wiki/Meerkat" title="Meerkat">Meerkat</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">2008 British film</div><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vevent"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary" style="font-size: 125%; font-style: italic;">The Meerkats</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Meerkats.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/5c/The_Meerkats.jpg/220px-The_Meerkats.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="325" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/5c/The_Meerkats.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="259" data-file-height="383" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Promotional film poster</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Directed by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/James_Honeyborne" title="James Honeyborne">James Honeyborne</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Written by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Alexander_McCall_Smith" title="Alexander McCall Smith">Alexander McCall Smith</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Narrated by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Paul_Newman" title="Paul Newman">Paul Newman</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Cinematography</th><td class="infobox-data">Barrie Britton<br />Tony Miller<br />Mark Payne-Gill</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Edited by</th><td class="infobox-data">Justin Krish</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Music by</th><td class="infobox-data">Sarah Class</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Production<br />companies</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="vertical-align: middle;"><a href="/wiki/BBC_Films" class="mw-redirect" title="BBC Films">BBC Films</a><br />Yaffle Films<br /><a href="/wiki/BBC_Studios_Natural_History_Unit" title="BBC Studios Natural History Unit">BBC Natural History Unit</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Distributed by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Momentum_Pictures" title="Momentum Pictures">Momentum Pictures</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; white-space: normal;">Release dates</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist film-date"> <ul><li>15 October 2008<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2008-10-15</span>)</span> (France)</li> <li>7 August 2009<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2009-08-07</span>)</span> (United Kingdom)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; white-space: normal;">Running time</div></th><td class="infobox-data">83 minutes</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">United Kingdom</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Language</th><td class="infobox-data">English</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>The Meerkats</b></i>, also known as <i><b>Meerkats: The Movie</b></i>, is a feature-length 2008 British wildlife fiction film which anthropomorphises the daily struggles of a clan of <a href="/wiki/Meerkats" class="mw-redirect" title="Meerkats">meerkats</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Kalahari_Desert" title="Kalahari Desert">Kalahari Desert</a>. It was produced by <a href="/wiki/BBC_Films" class="mw-redirect" title="BBC Films">BBC Films</a>, and filmed by the award-winning <a href="/wiki/BBC_Natural_History_Unit" class="mw-redirect" title="BBC Natural History Unit">BBC Natural History Unit</a>. It is the debut directorial feature of <a href="/wiki/James_Honeyborne" title="James Honeyborne">James Honeyborne</a>, previously a producer of <a href="/wiki/Natural_history" title="Natural history">natural history</a> programmes for television. The worldwide premiere was held at the Dinard Film Festival, <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> in October 2008,<sup id="cite_ref-newman_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-newman-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> expanding to a wide release the following week. The film was released in 2009, on 7 August in the UK. The film was dedicated to <a href="/wiki/Paul_Newman" title="Paul Newman">Paul Newman</a>, the narrator of the film, who died in 2008, shortly before this film was released making it his final film role. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Plot">Plot</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Meerkats&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Plot"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The documentary follows the coming-of-age of a <a href="/wiki/Meerkat" title="Meerkat">meerkat</a> named Kolo who is forced to leave his home by a group of meerkats who want more territory. Lost in the African <a href="/wiki/Savannah" class="mw-redirect" title="Savannah">savannah</a>, he tries to reunite with his family, but encounters large, fierce, and deadly creatures. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Production">Production</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Meerkats&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Production"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>The Meerkats</i> was announced in November 2006 as BBC Films and The Weinstein Company agreed a co-financing deal for the film, with The Weinstein Company also handling international distribution. The year-long principal photography began on location in the Kalahari Desert, <a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a> in the same month.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It became the Natural History Unit's first feature-length wildlife fiction based on original material, and followed the successes of <i><a href="/wiki/Earth_(2007_film)" title="Earth (2007 film)">Earth</a></i> (2007) and <i><a href="/wiki/Deep_Blue_(2003_film)" title="Deep Blue (2003 film)">Deep Blue</a></i> (2003) which were both companion pieces to BBC television series. The script was written by <a href="/wiki/Alexander_McCall_Smith" title="Alexander McCall Smith">Alexander McCall Smith</a>, author of many books set in Botswana. Paul Newman provides the narration, which was recorded at a studio near his home shortly before his death. <i>The Meerkats</i> was the final film credit of Newman's long career.<sup id="cite_ref-newman_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-newman-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/Meerkat_Manor:_The_Story_Begins" title="Meerkat Manor: The Story Begins">Meerkat Manor: The Story Begins</a></i>, a second feature-length wildlife film on meerkats, was also released in 2008. It was produced by <a href="/wiki/Animal_Planet" title="Animal Planet">Animal Planet</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Discovery_Films&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Discovery Films (page does not exist)">Discovery Films</a> and <a href="/wiki/Oxford_Scientific_Films" title="Oxford Scientific Films">Oxford Scientific Films</a>, the makers of <i><a href="/wiki/Meerkat_Manor" title="Meerkat Manor">Meerkat Manor</a></i>, but was not screened in theatres. BBC Films' Joe Oppenheimer, a producer of <i>The Meerkats</i>, has stated that the two films are very different in character (the BBC and Discovery originally planned to collaborate, but couldn't agree on a common ground). James Honeyborne has described <i>The Meerkats</i> as "a stand-alone, blue-chip wildlife film from the ground up. It will be immersive. There will be a huge sense of place on a massive scale. You will really see real wild animals."<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards">Awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Meerkats&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Winner, Grand Prix Earth, Special Award, Tokyo International Film Festival<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Best of Festival, Wild Talk Africa Film Festival<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Winner, Best Editing, Wild Talk Africa Film Festival</li> <li>Winner, Best Sound Design, Wild Talk Africa Film Festival</li> <li>Nomination, Best Music, Wild Talk Africa Film Festival</li> <li>Nomination, Best Script, Wild Talk Africa Film Festival</li> <li>Winner, Best Editing, Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival</li> <li>Nomination, Best Writing, Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival</li> <li>Winner, Silver Teton, Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reception">Reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Meerkats&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Writing in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Guardian" title="The Guardian">The Guardian</a></i>, reviewer Philip French noted that the "nature movie made in the Kalahari desert has some good footage but is more Disney-anthropomorphic than Attenborough".<sup id="cite_ref-7" 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Planet</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Frozen_Planet_II" title="Frozen Planet II">Frozen Planet II</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Planet_Earth_III" title="Planet Earth III">Planet Earth III</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i>Life</i> series<br />(David Attenborough)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Life_on_Earth_(TV_series)" title="Life on Earth (TV series)">Life on Earth</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Living_Planet" title="The Living Planet">The Living Planet</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Trials_of_Life" title="The Trials of Life">The Trials of Life</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Life_in_the_Freezer" title="Life in the Freezer">Life in the Freezer</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Private_Life_of_Plants" title="The Private Life of Plants">The Private Life of Plants</a></i></li> 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Nature of Britain">The Nature of Britain</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Secret_Britain" title="Secret Britain">Secret Britain</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Birds_Britannia" title="Birds Britannia">Birds Britannia</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wild_Wales_(TV_series)" title="Wild Wales (TV series)">Wild Wales</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Continents</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Wild_Africa" title="Wild Africa">Wild Africa</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wild_New_World" title="Wild New World">Wild New World</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wild_Down_Under" title="Wild Down Under">Wild Australasia</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Europe:_A_Natural_History" title="Europe: A Natural History">Wild Europe</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wild_Caribbean" title="Wild Caribbean">Wild Caribbean</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wild_China" title="Wild China">Wild China</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/South_Pacific_(TV_series)" title="South Pacific (TV series)">South Pacific</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wild_Arabia" title="Wild Arabia">Wild Arabia</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wild_Brazil" title="Wild Brazil">Wild Brazil</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Locations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_First_Eden" title="The First Eden">The First Eden</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Congo_(TV_series)" title="Congo (TV series)">Congo</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nile_(TV_series)" title="Nile (TV series)">The Nile</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Egypt_(TV_series)" title="Egypt (TV series)">Egypt (TV series)</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Gal%C3%A1pagos_(2006_TV_series)" title="Galápagos (2006 TV series)">Galápagos</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ganges_(TV_series)" title="Ganges (TV series)">Ganges</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Yellowstone_(British_TV_series)" title="Yellowstone (British TV series)">Yellowstone</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Great_Rift:_Africa%27s_Wild_Heart" title="The Great Rift: Africa's Wild Heart">The Great Rift: Africa's Wild Heart</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Great_Barrier_Reef_(2012_TV_series)" title="Great Barrier Reef (2012 TV series)">Great Barrier Reef</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/India:_Nature%27s_Wonderland" title="India: Nature's Wonderland">India: Nature's Wonderland</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wild_Burma:_Nature%27s_Lost_Kingdom" title="Wild Burma: Nature's Lost Kingdom">Wild Burma: Nature's Lost Kingdom</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Japan:_Earth%27s_Enchanted_Islands" title="Japan: Earth's Enchanted Islands">Japan: Earth's Enchanted Islands</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Atlantic:_The_Wildest_Ocean_on_Earth" title="Atlantic: The Wildest Ocean on Earth">Atlantic: The Wildest Ocean on Earth</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Patagonia:_Earth%27s_Secret_Paradise" title="Patagonia: Earth's Secret Paradise">Patagonia: Earth's Secret Paradise</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Locations (David Attenborough)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Africa_(2013_TV_series)" title="Africa (2013 TV series)">Africa</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Asia_(2024_TV_series)" title="Asia (2024 TV series)">Asia</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Madagascar_(TV_series)" title="Madagascar (TV series)">Madagascar</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Great_Barrier_Reef_(2015_TV_series)" title="Great Barrier Reef (2015 TV series)">Great Barrier Reef</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Expeditions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Abyss" title="Pacific Abyss">Pacific Abyss</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lost_Land_of_the_Jaguar" title="Lost Land of the Jaguar">Lost Land of the Jaguar</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lost_Land_of_the_Volcano" title="Lost Land of the Volcano">Lost Land of the Volcano</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lost_Land_of_the_Tiger" title="Lost Land of the Tiger">Lost Land of the Tiger</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Dark:_Nature%27s_Nighttime_World" title="The Dark: Nature's Nighttime World">The Dark: Nature's Nighttime World</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Children's TV</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Animal_Magic_(TV_series)" title="Animal Magic (TV series)">Animal Magic</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Really_Wild_Show" title="The Really Wild Show">The Really Wild Show</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Roar_(2006_TV_series)" title="Roar (2006 TV series)">Roar</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Inside_Life" title="Inside Life">Inside Life</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Deadly_(franchise)" title="Deadly (franchise)">Deadly</a></i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Deadly_60_episodes" title="List of Deadly 60 episodes"><i>Deadly 60</i> episodes</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Nature specials</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Nature%27s_Great_Events" title="Nature's Great Events">Nature's Great Events</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nature%27s_Microworlds" title="Nature's Microworlds">Nature's Microworlds</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nature%27s_Epic_Journeys" title="Nature's Epic Journeys">Nature's Epic Journeys</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Earth%27s_Greatest_Spectacles" title="Earth's Greatest Spectacles">Earth's Greatest Spectacles</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Weird_Nature" title="Weird Nature">Weird Nature</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Supersense" title="Supersense">Supersense</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lifesense" title="Lifesense">Lifesense</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Supernatural:_The_Unseen_Powers_of_Animals" title="Supernatural: The Unseen Powers of Animals">Supernatural</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Unnatural_Histories" title="Unnatural Histories">Unnatural Histories</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wonders_of_the_Monsoon" title="Wonders of the Monsoon">Wonders of the Monsoon</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Wildlife specials</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Dragons_Alive" title="Dragons Alive">Dragons Alive</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mountain_Gorilla_(TV_series)" title="Mountain Gorilla (TV series)">Mountain Gorilla</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Shark_(British_TV_series)" title="Shark (British TV series)">Shark</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Secret_Life_of_Elephants" title="The Secret Life of Elephants">The Secret Life of Elephants</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ocean_Giants" title="Ocean Giants">Ocean Giants</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ingenious_Animals" title="Ingenious Animals">Ingenious Animals</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Life_in_the_Air" title="Life in the Air">Life in the Air</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Hunt_(2015_TV_series)" title="The Hunt (2015 TV series)">The Hunt</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Earthflight" title="Earthflight">Earthflight</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hidden_Kingdoms" title="Hidden Kingdoms">Hidden Kingdoms</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dynasties_(2018_TV_series)" title="Dynasties (2018 TV series)">Dynasties</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Life_That_Glows" title="Life That Glows">Life That Glows</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Animal behaviour (Gordon Buchanan)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Tribes,_Predators_%26_Me" title="Tribes, Predators & Me">Tribes, Predators & Me</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Bear_Family_%26_Me" title="The Bear Family & Me">The Bear Family & Me</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Polar_Bear_Family_%26_Me" title="The Polar Bear Family & Me">The Polar Bear Family & Me</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Others (David Attenborough)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Attenborough_and_the_Giant_Dinosaur" title="Attenborough and the Giant Dinosaur">Attenborough and the Giant Dinosaur</a></i></li> <li><i>Attenborough and the Sea Dragon</i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Attenborough_in_Paradise" title="Attenborough in Paradise">Attenborough in Paradise</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/David_Attenborough%27s_Natural_Curiosities" title="David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities">David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Prehistoric_Planet" title="Prehistoric Planet">Prehistoric Planet</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Song_of_the_Earth" title="The Song of the Earth">The Song of the Earth</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Year_Earth_Changed" title="The Year Earth Changed">The Year Earth Changed</a></i></li></ul> 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